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U.O.No. 2544/2018/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 28.02.2018
File Ref.No.13725/GA - IV - J - SO/2013/CU
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
Abstract
CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014 - Choice Based Credit Semester System - Modified Regulations - for all UG Programmes
under CUCBCSS - Regular and SDE/Private Registration-w.e.f 2014 - implemented - Orders issued.
G & A - IV - J
Read:-1. Hridayakumari Committee Report on CBCSS2. GO(Ms)No.507/2012/HEdn dated 16.10.2012.3. Letter from Vice Chairman, KSHEC dated 08.11.2012.4. U.O.No. 3797/2013/CU dated, 07.09.20135. U.O.No.9818/2014/Admn dated 23.10.2014.6. Item No. a.45 in the minutes of the LXXII meeting of Academic Council held on15.01.2015.7. Item No. III-8 in the minutes of the Senate Meeting held on 28.03.2015.8. U.O.No. 11850/2015/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 20.11.20159. U.O.No. 3304/2016/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 22.03.2016 10. U.O.No.1134/2017Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 30.01.201711. U.O.No. 7205/2017/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 09.06.201712. Item No.5 in the minutes of the meeting of Steering Committee on CBCSS UG 2014held on 18.07.201713. U.O.No. 9627/2017/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 02.08.201714. Item No. a.7 (2) in the minutes of the LXXVII meeting of Academic Council held on23.12.201715. Item No. III.5 in the minutes of the ordinary meeting of Senate held on 16.01.2018
ORDER
Hridayakumari Committee appointed by the Govt. of Kerala, in its report submitted to the Govt.has suggested changes / reforms on the Choice Based Credit Semester System, in the Universities inKerala. The Executive Council of Kerala State Higher Education Council considered Hridayakumari CommitteeReport and made 11 recommendations for consideration by the Universities in Kerala, as per paper readas (2). The Kerala State Higher Education Council further requested the Vice Chancellors of the concernedUniversities to consider those 11 recommendations and to start the process of reforming the ChoiceBased Credit Semester system with immediate effect so that the revised system can be implementedw.e.f the next academic year, vide paper read as (3). The Modified CBCSS UG Regulations has been implemented vide paper read as (4). Modified CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014, w.e.f 2014 admissions, for all UG programmes underCUCBCSS- Regular and SDE in the University of Calicut has been implemented vide paper read as (5).
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Ajitha P.P
Joint Registrar
Forwarded / By Order
Section Officer
The LXXII meeting of Academic Council held on 15.01.2015, vide paper read as (6), ratified and theSenate, vide paper read as (7), approved the modified CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014, for all UGProgrammes under CUCBCSS - Regular and SDE, w.e.f 2014 admissions. As per the resolutions of meetings of Steering Committee on CBCSS UG 2014, the CUCBCSS UGRegulations have been modified vide papers read as (8), (9), (10) & (11). Vide paper read as (12), the Steering Committee on CBCSS UG 2014 resolved that the term “the percentage of marks “ in Clause 11.2 in CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014 shall be deleted and thesame has been implemented vide paper as (13). The LXXVII meeting of Academic Council vide paper read as (14), ratified and the Senate vide paperread as (15), approved the modified CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014. Hence the CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014, w.e.f.2014 admissions, for all UG programmes underCUCBCSS-Regular and SDE / Private Registration in the University of Calicut, has been modified to thisextent. Orders are issued accordingly.
(The Modified CUCBCSS UG Regulations 2014 is available in the Universitywebsite:www.universityofcalicut.info)
ToAll the Institutions and Depts. under the University of CalicutCopy to: Director SDE/PS to VC/ PA to Registrar/ PA to CE
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUTRegulations for Choice Based Credit and Semester System for Under Graduate Curriculum -2014
1. TITLE
1.1 These regulations shall be called “Calicut University Regulations for Choice Based
Credit and Semester System for Under Graduate Curriculum 2014” (CUCBCSSUG 2014).
2. SCOPE, APPLICATION & COMMENCEMENT
2.1 The regulations provided herein shall apply to all regular Under- Graduate programmes
under faculties conducted by the University of Calicut for the admissions commencing from
2014, with effect from the academic year 2014-2015.
2.2 The provisions herein supersede all the existing regulations for the regular Under-
Graduate programmes under faculties specified in section 4.1 conducted by University of
Calicut unless otherwise specified.
2.3 These regulations are applicable to the UGC programmes under School of Distance
Education/ Private Registration, University of Calicut, also.
2.4 Every programme conducted under the Choice Based Credit and Semester System in a
college shall be monitored by the College Council. And;
Every UG programme conducted under CUCBCSS UG in SDE/Private Registration
shall be monitored by the Director, SDE.
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 ‘Programme’ means the entire course of study and examinations for the award of a
degree (Traditionally referred to as course)
3.2 ‘Duration of programme’ means the time period required for the conduct of the
programme.The duration of an under-graduate degree programme shall be six semesters
distributed in a period of 3 years.
3.3 ‘Academic Week’ is a unit of five working days in which distribution of work is
organized from day one to day five, with five contact hours of one hour duration on each
day. A sequence of 18 such academic weeks constitutes a semester.
3.4 ‘Semester’ means a term consisting of 90 working days including examination days
distributed over a minimum of 18 weeks of 5 working days each.
3.5 ‘Course’ means a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester (traditionally
referred to as paper)
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3.6 ‘Common course’ means a course that comes under the category of courses, including
compulsory English and additional language courses and a set of general courses applicable
for Language Reduced Pattern (LRP) programmes, a selection of which is compulsory for all
students undergoing undergraduate programmes.
3.7 ‘Core course’ means a compulsory course in a subject related to a particular degree
programme. (Traditionally called ‘Main’)
3.8 ‘Open course’ means a course which can be opted by a student at his/her choice.
3.9 ‘Complementary course’ means a course which is generally related to the core course
(traditionally referred to as subsidiary paper)
3.10 ‘Repeat course’ is a course that is repeated by a student in a semester for want of
sufficient attendance. He/she can repeat the course whenever it is offered again.
3.11 ‘Improvement course’ is a course registered by a student for improving his
performance in that particular course.
3.12 ‘Audit course’ is a course for which no credits are awarded. If the credits are awarded
for these courses, such credits will not be counted for the computation of SGPA and CGPA.
3.13 ‘Department’ means any Teaching Department in a college offering a course of study
approved by the University as per the statutes and Act of the University.
3.14 ‘Department Co-ordinator’ is a teacher nominated by a Dept. Council to co-ordinate
the continuous evaluation undertaken in that department.
3.15 ‘Department Council’ means the body of all teachers of a department in a college.
3.16 ‘Parent Department’ means the Department which offers a particular degree programme
3.17 ‘College Co-ordinator’ is a teacher nominated by the college council to co-ordinate the
effective running of the process of internal evaluation undertaken by various departments
within the college. She/he shall be nominated to the college level monitoring committee.
3.18 ‘Faculty Adviser’ means a teacher from the parent department nominated by the
Department Council, who will advise the student in the academic matters and in the choice of
open courses.
3.19 ‘Credit’(C) is a unit of academic input measured in terms of weekly contact
hours/course contents assigned to a course.
3.20 ‘Extra Credit’ is the additional credit awarded to a student over and above the minimum
credits required in a programme, for achievements in co-curricular activities conducted
outside the regular class hours, as decided by the University. For calculating CGPA Extra
credits are not to be considered.
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3.21 ‘Letter Grade’ or simply ‘Grade’ in a course is a letter symbol (A+, A, B,C,D,E and F)
Grade shall mean the prescribed alphabetical grade awarded to a student based on his/her
performance in various examinations. The Letter grade that corresponds to a range of CGPA is
given in (Annexure-I)
3.22 Each letter grade is assigned a ‘Grade point’ (G) which is an integer indicating the
numerical equivalent of the broad level of performance of a student in a course. “Grade
Point” means point given to a grade on 7 point scale.
3.23 ‘Semester Grade Point Average’ (SGPA) is the value obtained by dividing the sum of
credit points obtained by a student in the various courses taken in a semester by the total
number of credits in that semester. SGPA shall be rounded off two decimal places. SGPA
determines the overall performance of a student at the end of a semester.
3.24 ‘Credit Point’(P) of a course is the value obtained by multiplying the grade point (G)
by the credit (C) of the course: P=G x C
3.25 Credit Point of a semester is the product of SGPA of that semester and the total credit
load of that semester.
Credit Point of a Semester = SGPA x Credit load (Total Credits) of the semester.
3.26 ‘Cumulative Grade Point Average’ (CGPA) is the value obtained by dividing the sum
of credit points in all the semesters taken by the student for the entire programme by the total
number of credits in the entire programme and shall be rounded off by two decimal places.
3.27 Grade Card shall mean the printed record of student’s performance, awarded to him/her
(see section 11)
3.28 Course teacher:A teacher nominated by the HOD shall be in charge of a particular course
3.29 Words and expressions used and not defined in this regulation, but defined in the Calicut
University Act and Statutes shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and Statutes.
3.30 ‘Dual core’ means a programme with double core subjects, traditionally known as double
main.
3.31 'Strike off the roll' A student who is continuously absent for 14 days without sufficient
reason and proper intimation to the Principal of the college shall be removed from the roll.
4. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
4.1 Students shall be admitted into undergraduate programme under faculties of Science,
Humanities, Language & Literature, Commerce & Management, Fine Arts, Journalism and
such other faculties constituted by University from time to time.
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4.2 Duration: The duration of an under gradate programme shall be 6 semesters distributed
over a period of 3 academic years. The odd semesters (1,3,5) shall be from June to October
and the even semesters (2,4,6) shall be from November to March. Each semester shall have
90 working days inclusive of all examinations.
4.3 Courses: The under graduate programme shall include four types of courses, viz;
Common Courses (Code A), Core courses (Code B), Complementary courses (Code C) and
open course (Code D)
The minimum number of courses required for completion of an undergraduate programme
may vary from 30 to 40, depending on the credits assigned to different courses.
4.4 Course code : Each course shall have a unique alphanumeric code number, which
includes abbreviation of the subject in three letters, the semester number (1 to 6) in which
the course is offered, the code of the course (A to D) and the serial number of the course
(01,02 ……) course code will be centrally generated by the university. A particular
complementary open course should have same code with same credit even though it is
offered for different programmes. For example: ENG2A03 represents a common course of
serial number 03 offered in the second semester and PHY2B02 representing second semester
Core course 2 in Physics programme.
4.5 Common Courses: In general, every under graduate student shall undergo 10 common
courses (total 38 credits) Chosen from a group of 14 common courses listed below, for
completing the programme:
1. Common English Course 12. Common English Course II3. Common English Course III4. Common English Course IV5. Common English Course V6. Common English Course VI
English courses I to VI- applicable to BA/BSC Regular pattern
English courses I to IV- applicable to Language Reduced Pattern (LRP) Programmes B.com, BBA, BBA (T), BBM, B.Sc (LRP), BCA etc.
7. Additional Language Course I8. Additional Language Course II9. Additional Language Course III10.Additional Language Course IV
Addl.Language courses I to IV- applicable to BA/B.Sc Regular Pattern
Addl.Language courses I&II- applicable to Language Reduced Pattern (LRP) Programmes
11. General Course I12. General Course II13. General Course III14. General Course IV
Applicable to Language Reduced Pattern (LRP)
Programmes
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Common courses 1-6 shall be taught by English teachers and 7-10 by teachers of additional
languages and general courses 11-14 by teachers of departments offering core courses
concerned.
General courses I,II and III are numerical skill, general informatics and entrepreneurship
respectively.
General course IV shall be designed by the concerned group of boards.
The subject under Language Reduced Pattern (LRP) (Alternative Pattern) are grouped into
four.
1. BBA, B.Com., Fashion Technology and Hotel Management2. Industrial Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Food Science and Technology3. Computer Science, Electronics, Multimedia, Instrumentation, Bachelor of Visual Communication and Printing Technology4. Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Aquaculture and Plant Science.
Common Courses in various programmes
No. Programme Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV
1 B.A. & B.Sc 1,2,7 3,4,8 5,9 6,10
2 LRP 1,2,7* 3,4,8* 11,12 13,14
* However the existing additional language pattern shall be continued.
The language pattern of BBA shall be the same as that of B.Com. in the college where both the programmes exist.
Common and open courses under SDE/Private Registration: Existing pattern (as in CCSS UG 2011, SDE) shall be followed under SDE/Private Registration.
Self Study facility for Common Courses for UG Programme under CUCBCSS 2014 scheme
is permissible. The students may opt any common course prescribed by the University for
self-study. Regarding internal component, the student will have to attend an objective type
examination of 20 marks along with the external examination in SDE mode. The college
may provide necessary facilities to conduct the examination for such students. The
attendance component of internal marks is not mandarory for such students. (Ref. U.O No.
5816/2017/Admn dtd.08.05.2017)
4.6 Core courses: Core courses are the courses in the major (core) subject of the degree
programme chosen by the student. Core courses are offered by the parent department. The
number of core courses varies from 10 to 18 including a project work.
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4.7 Complementary Courses: Complementary courses cover one or two disciplines that
are related to the core subject and are distributed in the first four semesters.
4.8 Open courses: There shall be one open course in core subjects in the fifth semester. The
open course shall be open to all the students in the institution except the students in the
parent department. The students can opt that course from any other department in the
institution. Each department can decide the open course from a pool of three courses offered
by the University.
4.9 Credits: Each course shall have certain credits. For passing the degree programme the
student shall be required to achieve a minimum of 120 credits of which 38 (22 for common
(English) courses + 16 for common languages other than English) credit shall be from
common courses, a minimum of 2 credits for project and 2 credits for the open course. (In
the case of LRP Programmes 14 credits for common courses, 8 credits for additional
language courses and 16 credits for General courses) Minimum credits required for core,
complementary and open courses put together are 82. However the credits to be set apart for
the Core and Complementary courses shall be decided by the faculty concerned. The
maximum credits for a course shall not exceed 5. Honours and dual core programmes are
having separate credit distribution.
4.10 A) Attendance: A student shall be permitted to appear for the semester examination,
only if he/she secures not less than 75% attendance in each semester. Attendance shall be
maintained by the concerned Department. Condonation of shortage of attendance to a
maximum of 9 days in a semester subject to a maximum of two times during the whole
period of a degree programme shall be granted by the University. However, condonation of
shortage of attendance to a maximum of 18 days (double condonation) in a semester once
only during the whole period of Programme also shall be granted. Benefits of attendance
may be granted to students who attend the approved activities of college/university with
prior concurrence of the Head of the institution. Participation in such activities may be
treated as presence in lieu of their absence on production of participation/attendance
certificate in curricular/extracurricular activities. The condonation of shortage of attendance
shall be granted according to the existing prescribed norms of the University.
If a student registered in first semester of the UG degree programme is continuously absent
from the classes for more than 14 days at the beginning of the semester without informing
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the authorities, the matter shall immediately be brought to the notice of the Registrar of the
University. The names of such students shall be removed from the rolls.
B) Admission to repeat courses should be within the sanctioned strength
However if more candidates are there, the candidates who have suffered serious health
problems, on production of a medical certificate issued by a physician not below the rank of
a Civil Surgeon in Govt. service, may be permitted to repeat the course, with a written order
issued by the Registrar, Calicut University (by considering his/her SGPA/CGPA and
percentage of attendance). The number of such candidates should not exceed two.
4.11 Grace Marks: Grace marks may be awarded to a student for meritorious achievements
in co-curricular activities (in Sports/Arts/NSS/NCC/Student Entrepreneurship) carried out
besides the regular hours. Such a benefit is applicable and limited to a maximum of 8
courses in an academic year spreading over two semesters. No credit shall be assigned for
such activities.
In addition, maximum of 6 marks per semester can be awarded to the students of UG
Programmes, for participating in the College Fitness Education Programme (COFE).
4.12 Project: Every student of a UG degree programme shall have to work on a project of
not less than 2 credits under the supervision of a faculty member as per the curriculum.
5. BOARD OF STUDIES AND COURSES
5.1 The UG Boards of Studies concerned shall design all the courses offered in the under-
graduate programmes. The Boards shall design and introduce new courses, modify or re-
design existing courses and replace any existing courses with new/modified/re-designed
courses to facilitate better exposure and training for the students.
5.2 The Syllabus of a course shall include the title of the course, the number of credits,
maximum marks for external and internal evaluation, duration of examination hours,
distribution of internal marks and reference materials. The Board of Studies concerned has
the liberty to decide whether the questions can be answered in Malayalam or not. Maximum
efforts shall be made to maintain a uniform pattern while designing the courses, project,
viva, practical etc. in the scheme and syllabus of various programmes coming under same
faculty.
5.3 Each course have an alpha numeric code and title of the course. The code gives
information on the subject, the semester number and the serial number of the course.
5.4 The syllabus of each course shall be prepared module wise. Number of instructional
hours and reference materials are also to be mentioned against each module.
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5.5 The scheme of examination and model question papers are to be prepared by the Board
of Studies.
5.6 Board of Studies should analyse the previous examination question papers.
5.7 BOS should make the changes in the syllabi and text books in consultation with the
teachers.
At least two meetings of teachers may be held in every department in every college, one in
mid-year and one towards the year end. The recommendations of these meetings should be
sent to the Boards of Studies.
5.8 Boards of Studies have to be constantly in touch with renowned Indian Universities and
at least a few foreign universities. Subject experts have to be identified in all major fields of
study and endeavour, and consulted frequently.
6. ADMISSION
6.1 The admission to all programmes will be as per Rules and Regulations of the University.
6.2 The eligibility criteria for admission shall be as announced by the University from time
to time.
6.3 Separate rank lists shall be drawn up for reserved seats as per the existing rules.
6.4 The admitted candidates shall subsequently undergo the prescribed courses of study in a
college affiliated to the University for six semesters within a period of not less than three
years; clear all the examinations prescribed and fulfill all such conditions as prescribed by
the University from time to time.
6.5 The college shall make available to all students admitted a prospectus listing all the
courses offered in various departments during a particular semester. The information so
provided shall contain title of the courses, the semester in which it is offered and credits for
the courses. Detailed syllabi shall be made available in the University/college websites.
6.6 There shall be a uniform calendar prepared by the University for the registration,
conduct/schedule of the courses, examinations and publication of results.The University
shall ensure that the calendar is strictly followed.
Admission notification and the academic calendar for SDE/ Private Registration will be
prepared and issued by SDE.
6.7 There shall be provision for Inter Collegiate and Inter University Transfer in third and
fifth semester within a period of two weeks from the date of commencement of the semester.
For the Inter University or Intra University transfer of a student, he/she shall have a
minimum of 20 credits in the credit bank a) in the same discipline and b) within Kerala.
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6.8 Complementary change at the time of college transfer is permitted in the third semester
if all conditions are fulfilled. Complementary change will not be permitted in the fifth
semester.
Core/Complementary change under SDE/Private Registration: Existing rule (as in CCSS UG 2011, SDE) shall be followed in Core/Complementary Change.
6.9 CUCBCSS regular students can join distance education stream/Private Registration in
any semester in the same programme or different one. If core and complementary courses
are different, they have to undergo them in the new stream. The marks/grace obtained for
common courses will be retained.
6.10 A student registered under distance education stream/Private Registration in the
CUCBCSS pattern may be permitted to join the regular college (if there is a vacancy within
the sanctioned strength) in the third and fifth semester with the same programme only. If
there is a change in complementary courses, it can be done with following conditions: i) the
external and internal marks/grade obtained in the previous semesters for the earlier
complementary courses will be cancelled. ii) the students have to write the external
examinations for the previous semester for the new complementary courses along with the
subsequent batch. iii) An undertaking to the effect that “the internal evaluation for the
previous semesters of the new complementary courses will be conducted”, is to be obtained
from the Principal of the college in which the student intends to join.
6.11 Provision for credit transfer is subject to common guidelines prepared by the faculty
concerned.
6.12 There shall be provision for Readmission of students in CUCBCSS 2014 as in
CCSSUG Regulations 2009 provided.
There should be a gap of at least one semester for readmission.
The candidate seeking readmission to a particular semester should have registered for the
previous semester examination.
There should not be any change in the scheme.
If there is a change in the scheme readmission can be given based on the formula created for the
same
• The conditions for readmission of regular students of 2013 and earlier admissions of semester
system to the 2014 batch is detailed in U.O.No. 3197/2016/Admn Dated, Calicut
University.P.O, 21.03.2016 (U.O appended).
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• The clarifications for readmission of students of SDE of 2013 and earlier admission of
semester system (CCSS stream to CUCBCSS stream) is detailed in U.O.No. 3196/2016/Admn
Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 21.03.2016 (U.O appended).
• The clarifications for readmission of Regular students of CCSS Scheme (2013 and earlier
admissions) to SDE/Private mode of CUCBCSS stream is detailed in U.O.No.
5811/2017/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 08.05.2017 (U.O appended).
For readmission, the vacancy should be within the sanctioned strength.
Re admission shall be taken within 2 weeks from the date of commencement of the semester
concerned.
If there is no vacancy in the junior batch of the parent college, re admission can be taken in
another college with the junior batch if there is vacancy within the sanctioned strength in the
concerned college, provided the rules of college transfer cannot be clubbed with clause for re
admission.
7. REGISTRATION
7.1 Each student shall make an online registration for the courses he/she proposes to take, in
consultation with the Faculty Advisor within two weeks from the commencement of each
semester. The college shall send a list of students registered for each programme in each
semester giving the details of courses registered, including repeat courses, to the University
in the prescribed form within 45 days from the commencement of the semester.
It is mandatory that the students who got admission under CUCBCSS UG 2014 in SDE shall
register for the examinations of the concerned semesters in the same year itself.
7.2 A student shall be normally permitted to register for the examination if he/she has
required minimum attendance. If registration for examination is not possible owing to
shortage of attendance beyond condonation limit, the student shall be permitted to move to
the next semester. In such cases, a request from the student may be forwarded through the
Principal of the college to the University within two weeks of the commencement of that
semester. An undertaking from the Principal may also be obtained stating that the students
will be permitted to make up the shortage of attendance in that semester after completing 6
semesters. (Students shall make up the shortage of attendance in ‘Repeat Semester’
after completion of the programme)
The ‘Repeat Semester’ shall be possible only once for the entire programme.(see 4.10 b)
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7.3 A student who registered for the course shall successfully complete the programme
within 6 years from the year of first registration. If not, such candidate has to cancel the
existing registration and join afresh as a new candidate.
7.4 For open courses there shall be a minimum of 10 and maximum of 75 students per batch.
For other courses existing pattern will be followed.
7.5 Those students who have followed the UG courses in annual pattern or Choice based
Credit & Semester System pattern can cancel their earlier registration and register afresh for
CUCBCSSUG 2014 scheme in the same discipline or a different one.
7.6 The students who have attendance within the limit prescribed, but could not register for
the examination have to apply for Token registration, within two weeks of the
commencement of the next semester.
8. EXAMINATION
8.1 There shall be University examinations at the end of each semester, except
complementary courses of BA programmes.
8.2 Practical examinations shall be conducted by the University at the end of fourth and
sixth semester (except for music). Conduct of practical examinations in the second semester
as per the syllabi is permitted for B.Sc. programmes in HMCS, B.Sc. Costume and Fashion
Designing and B.Sc Printing Technology.
8.4 External viva-voce, if any, shall be conducted along with the practical
examination/project evaluation.
8.5 The model of question papers may be prepared by the concerned BOS. Each question
should aim at – (1) Assessment of the knowledge acquired (2) standard application of
knowledge (3) application of knowledge in new situations.
8.6 Different types of questions shall posses different marks to quantify their range.
Maximum marks can vary from course to course depending on their comparative
importance. But a general pattern as shown in section 8.5 may be followed by the Boards of
studies.
8.7 Project evaluation shall be conducted at the end of sixth semester. 20% of marks are
awarded through internal assessment.
8.8 In the (CUCBCSSUG 2014 scheme) – UG pattern, the common course IV’ will cover
the whole aspects of the syllabi for environmental studies. So there is no need of conducting
a separate examination in Environmental studies for the students of CUCBCSSUG 2014
scheme.
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8.9 Improvement course: Improvement of a particular semester can be done only once.
The student shall avail the improvement chance in the succeeding year after the successful
completion of the semester concerned. The internal marks already obtained will be carried
forward to determine the new grade/mark in the improvement examination. If the candidate
fails to appear for the improvement examination after registration, or if there is no change in
the results of the improved examination, the mark/grade obtained in the first appearance will
be retained.
Improvement and supplementary examinations cannot be done simultaneously.
9. EVALUATION AND GRADING
9.1 Mark system is followed instead of direct grading for each question. For each course in
the semester letter grade, grade point and % of marks are introduced in 7-point indirect
grading system as per guidelines given in Annexure-1
9.2 Course Evaluation
The evaluation scheme for each course shall contain two parts
1) Internal assessment 2)External Evaluation
20% weight shall be given to the internal assessment. The remaining 80% weight shall
be for the external evaluation.
9.3 Internal Assessment
20% of the total marks in each course are for internal examinations. The marks secured for
internal assessment only need to be sent to University by the colleges concerned.
The internal assessment shall be based on a predetermined transparent system involving
written test/assignments/seminars/viva and attendance in respect of theory courses and lab
involvement/records attendance in respect of Practical Courses.
Internal assessment of the project will be based on its content, method of presentation, final
conclusion and orientation to research aptitude.
Components with percentage of marks of Internal Evaluation of Theory Courses are
Attendance 25%, Assignment/Seminar/Viva 25% and Test paper 50%
For practical courses – Attendance 25%, Record 50% and lab involvement 25% as far as
internal is concerned.
(if a fraction appears in internal marks, nearest whole number is to be taken)
Attendance of each course will be evaluated as below:
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Above 90% attendance100% marks allotted for attendance
85 to 89%80%
80 to 84%60%
76 to 79%40%
75%20%
To ensure transparency of the evaluation process, the internal assessment marks awarded to
the students in each course in a semester shall be notified on the notice board at least one
week before the commencement of external examination. There shall not be any chance for
improvement for internal marks. The course teacher(s) shall maintain the academic record
of each student registered for the course, which shall be forwarded to the University by the
college Principal after obtaining the signature of both course teacher and HOD
9.3(a) Internal Assessment for SDE/Private Registration : MCQ (Objective type)
pattern shall be followed under SDE/Private Registration for internal Examinations.
9.4 Moderation: a) Moderation shall be awarded subject to a maximum of 5% of external
total marks to be awarded in semester.
b) For a course concerned, the maximum of moderation awarded shall be limited to 10% of
the total marks to be awarded for the external course concerned.
c) If a student fails for a single course, this limit can be enhanced to 15% of external in the
course.
d) However Board of Examinations concerned, shall have the liberty to fix low percentage of
marks for moderation subjected to the conditions mentioned in a), b) and c) above.
9.5 External Evaluation:
External evaluation carries 80% of marks.
External evaluation of Even (2,4,6) semesters will be conducted in centralised valuation
camps immediately after the examination. Answerscripts of Odd Semester (1,3, and 5)
examinations will be evaluated by home/centralized valuation. All question papers shall be
set by the University.
The external examination in theory courses is to be conducted with question papers set by
external experts. The evaluation of the answer scripts shall be done by examiners based on a
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well-defined scheme of valuation and answer keys shall be provided by the University. The
external examination in practical courses shall be conducted by two examiners – one internal
and an external, appointed by the University. The project evaluation with viva can be
conducted either internal or external which may be decided by the Board of Studies
concerned. No practical examination will be conducted in odd semester. Practical
examinations shall be conducted in the even semester (II,IV and VI) as per the decision of
the appropriate academic bodies.
9.6 After the external evaluation only marks are to be entered in the answer scripts. All other
calculations including grading are done by the University.
9.7 Revaluation: In the new system of grading, revaluation is permissible. The prevailing
rules of revaluation are applicable to CUCBCSS UG 2014.
9.8 Students can apply for photocopies of answer scripts of external examinations.
Applications for photocopies/scrutiny/revaluation should be submitted within 10 days of
publication of results. The fee for this shall be as decided by the University.
10. INDIRECT GRADING SYSTEM
10.1 Indirect grading System based on a 7-point scale is used to evaluate the performance of
students.
10.2 Each course is evaluated by assigning marks with a letter grade (A+, A, B,C,D,E or F) to
that course by the method of indirect grading.
10.3 An aggregate of E grade with 40% marks (after external and internal put together) is
required in each course for a pass and also for awarding a degree.
10.4 Appearance for Internal Evaluation (IE) and End Semester Evaluation (external) are
compulsory and no grade shall be awarded to a candidate if she/he is absent for IE/ESE or
both.
For a pass in each course 40% marks or E grade is necessary.
10.5 A student who fails to secure a minimum grade for a pass in a course is permitted to
write the examination along with the next batch.
10.6 After the successful completion of a semester, semester Grade point Average (SGPA) of
a student in that semester is calculated using the formula given below. For the successful
completion of a semester, a student should pass all courses. However, a student is permitted
to move to the next semester irrespective of SGPA obtained.
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SGPA of the student in that semester is calculated using the formula
Sum of the credit points of all courses in a semester SGPA = -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits in that semester10.7 The cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the student is calculated at the end
of a programme. The CGPA of a student determines the overall academic level of the
student in a programme and is the criterion for ranking the students. CGPA can be
calculated by the following formula.
Total credit points obtained in six semestersCGPA = ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits acquired (120)SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places. CGPA determines the broad
academic level of the student in a programme and is the index for ranking students (in terms
of grade points). An overall letter grade (cumulative grade) for the entire programme shall
be awarded to a student depending on her/his CGPA (see table I in Annexure-I)
11. GRADE CARD
11.1 The University shall issue to the students grade/marks card (by online) on completion of
each semester, which shall contain the following information:
a) Name of University
b) Name of College
c) Title of Under Graduate Programme
d) Semester concerned
e) Name and Register Number of student
f) Code number, Title and Credits of each Course opted in the semester
g) Internal marks, External marks, total marks, Grade point (G) and Letter grade in each
course in the semester
h) The total credits, total credit points and SGPA in the Semester(corrected to two decimal places)
11.2 The final Grade/mark card issued at the end of the final semester shall contain the details
of all courses taken during the entire programme including those taken over and above the
prescribed minimum credits for obtaining the degree. However, as already mentioned, for
the computation of CGPA only the best performed courses with maximum grade points alone
shall be taken subject to the minimum credits requirements (120) for passing a specific
degree. The final grade card shall show CGPA (corrected to two decimal places) and the
overall letter grade of a student for the entire programme. The final grade/mark card shall
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also include the grade points and letter grade of common course, core courses,
complementary courses and open courses separately. This is to be done in a seven point
indirect scale.
12. AWARD OF DEGREE
The successful completion of all the courses (common, core, complementary and open
courses) prescribed for the degree programme with E grade (40%) shall be the minimum
requirement for the award of degree.
12.1 Degree for Oriental Title courses: Those students who have passed Oriental Title
courses earlier have to appear for the common courses. A 01 to A 06 in order to get POT
degree. This can be done through SDE/Private Registration (SDE/Private registration along
with the I semester students)
12.2 For obtaining Additional Degree: Those students who have passed UG programme
under CCSS have to appear for only Core, Complementary and Open courses for acquiring
additional degree. The registration for additional degree shall be done though SDE/Private
Registration in the III semester.
13. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE
13.1 College level: The college shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee in each
department comprising of course teacher and one senior teacher as members and the Head of
the Department as Chairman. This committee shall address all grievances relating to the
internal assessment grades of the students. There shall be a college level grievance redressal
committee comprising of student advisor, two senior teaches and two staff council members
(one shall be elected member) as members and Principal as Chairman.
13.2 University Level: The University shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee as per
the existing norms.
14. A Steering Committee consisting of two syndicate members of whom one shall be a
teacher, the Registrar of the University, Controller of Examinations, seven teachers from
different disciplines (preferably one from each faculty), two Chairpersons of Board of
Studies (one UG and 1 PG), and two Deans of Faculty shall be formed to resolve the issues,
arising out of the implementation of CUCBCSSUG 2013. The Syndicate member who is
also a teacher shall be the Convenor of the committee. The quorum of the committee shall
be six and meeting of the committee shall be held at least thrice in an academic year. The
resolutions of the committee will be implemented by the Vice-Chancellor in exigency and
this may be ratified by the Academic Council.
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15. TRANSITORY PROVISION
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor shall, for a
period of three years from the date of coming into force of these Regulations, have the power
to provide by order that these regulations shall be applied to any programme with such
modifications as may be necessary.
16. REPEAL
The regulations now in force in so far as they are applicable to programmes offered by the
University and to the extent they are inconsistent with these regulations are hereby repealed.
In the case of any inconsistency between the existing Regulations and these Regulations
relating the Choice-Based Credit Semester System in their application to any course offered
in a College, the latter shall prevail.
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Annexure-1
Method of Indirect Grading
Evaluation( both internal and external)is carried out using Mark system .The gradingon the basis of a total internal and external marks will be indicated for each course andfor each semester and for the entire programme.
Indirect Grading System in 7 point scale is as below:
To find Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) :
== + + +⋯……+ +⋯… . .
Where G1, G2……are grade points and C1,C2…are credits of different courses ofthe same semester
Credit point of a semester= SGPA X Credit load of the semester
Seven Point Indirect Grading System
Percentageof
Marks
(IA+ESE) Grade Interpretation
Gradepoint
Average
( G)Range of
grade points
Class
90 andabove A+ Outstanding 6 5.5 -6 First class
withDistinction80 to below
90 A Excellent 5 4.5 -5.49
70 tobelow 80 B Very good 4 3.5 -4.49 First class
60 to below70 C Good 3 2.5 -3.49
50 Tobelow 60 D Satisfactory 2 1.5 -2.49 Second class
40 tobelow 50 E Pass/Adequate 1 0.5 -1.49 Pass
Below 40 F Failure 0 0 - 0.49Fail
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Example-1
CourseCode
CourseName
Marks ObtainedMax.
marks ofthe Course
Credit
C
Grade
point(G)
GradeIntern
al(Max.20)
External(Max.80)
Total
Creditpoint
C x Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 16 64 80 100 4 5 20 Axxxxxx Xxxxxxx 10 40 50 100 3 2 6 Dxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 18 70 88 100 4 5 20 Axxxxxx Xxxxxxx 14 56 70 100 3 4 12 Bxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 18 58 76 100 3 4 12 B
xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 12 36 48 100 4 1 4 E
=SGPA = = = . B grade
Credit point of Semester I =74
Percentage of marks of semester I = (412/600) x 100 = 68.667 %= 68.67 %
Note:The percentage of marks shall be approximated up to two decimal points(ex.66.286 %= 66.29 %)
Example: 2
Semester I
Coursecode
CourseName
MarksObtained
Max.marks of
thecourse
CreditGradepoint(G)
Grade
xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 80 100 4 5 Axxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 50 100 3 2 Dxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 88 100 4 5 Axxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 70 100 3 4 Bxxxxxxx* Xxxxxxxxx 32 100 3 0 F
xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 48 100 4 1 E*Failed course
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Note : In the event a candidate fails to secure E grade (40 % marks) in any Course in asemester, consolidation of SGPA and CGPA will be made only after obtaining Egrade (40 % marks) in the failed Course in the subsequent appearance.
ANNEXURE II
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Projects
1. PROJECT EVALUATION
1. Evaluation of the Project Report shall be done under Mark System.
2. The evaluation of the project will be done at two stages:
a) Internal Assessment (supervising teachers will assess the project and awardinternal Marks)
b) External evaluation (external examiner appointed by the University)
c) Marks secured for the project will be awarded to candidates, combining theinternal and external Marks
3. The internal to external components is to be taken in the ratio 1:4. Assessmentof different components may be taken as below.
Internal(20% of total) External( 80% of Total)
ComponentsPercentageofinternalMarks
ComponentsPercentage ofexterna
lMarks
Punctuality 20Relevance of the Topic,Statement of Objectives,Methodology(Reference/ Bibliography)
20
Use of Data 20Presentation,Quality of Analysis/Use ofStatistical tools,Findings and recommendations
30
Scheme/Organization ofReport
30 Viva-Voce 50
Viva-Voce 30
4. External Examiners will be appointed by the University from the list of VIth
Semester Board of Examiners in consultation with the Chairperson of the Board.
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5. The Chairman of the VIth semester examination should form and coordinate theevaluation teams and their work.
6. Internal Assessment should be completed 2 weeks before the last working day ofVIth Semester.
7. Internal Assessment marks should be published in the Department.
8. In the case of Courses with practical examination, project evaluation shall be donealong with practical examinations.
9. Chairman Board of Examinations, may at his discretion, on urgent requirements,make certain exception in the guidelines for the smooth conduct of the evaluationof project.
2. PASS CONDITIONS-
1. Submission of the Project Report and presence of the student for viva arecompulsory for internal evaluation. No marks shall be awarded to a candidate ifshe/he fails to submit the Project Report for external evaluation.
2. The student should get a minimum of 40 % marks of the aggregate and 40%separately for ESE for pass in the project.
3. There shall be no improvement chance for the Marks obtained in the Project Report.
4. In an instance of inability of obtaining a minimum of 40% marks, the project workmay be re- done and the report may be re-submitted along with subsequent examsthrough Parent Department as per the existing rule of the University Exam.
Annexure-III
Scheme of Examinations:
1-6 Common Course English: Duration of each external examination is 3 Hrs. Eachcarries a maximum of 100 Marks.
7-10 Additional languages: Duration of each external examination is 3 Hrs. Eachcarries a maximum of 100 Marks.
11-14 General Courses: Duration of each external examination is 3 Hrs. Each carriesa maximum of 100 Marks.
Core Courses: Duration of each external examination is 3 Hrs. The maximum marksfor the theory shall be equal. The division of marks between theory and practicalsshall be stipulated by the Board of studies concerned.
For example, if the total marks for the core courses of the science faculty is 900, outof the 900 marks, 720marks (80%) shall be awarded through external evaluation and180 marks (20%) through internal assessment.
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Complementary Courses: Duration of each external examination is 3 Hrs. Thedivision of marks between theory and practical shall be stipulated by the Board ofstudies concerned.
Open Courses: Duration of each external examination is 2 Hrs with 50 marks.
The division of marks between theory and practical and question paper pattern shallbe stipulated by the Board of studies concerned
The maximum marks of different programmes in same faculty shall be same.
Annexure-IV-Some useful examples
Credit & Mark Distribution For Programmes Without practical(eg, B.A HINDI)
Subject
Sem. Common Course Core Course ComplementaryCourse**
Open
Course
Total
English Additional
language
Hindi language& Literature
CourseI
CourseII
Hin
di L
angu
age
&L
itera
ture
I 4 3 4 5 24
24
16
II 4 3 4 5 2 2 24
III 4 4 4 4 24
24
16
IV 4 4 4 4 2 2 24
V - - 4 4 4 4 4 2 22
VI 4 4 4 4 2* 18
Total 22credits(600
Marks)
16 credits(400
Marks)
64 credits (1550Marks)
8 8 212016 credits (400
Marks)2credits(50Marks)
38credits (1000Marks)
82 credits (2000 Marks) 120
Total Marks 3000
* Project** Examinations for the Complementary Courses will be conducted at the end of evensemester II & IV
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B.A. Mark distribution
Common: English 6 x 100 6001000
Additional: Mal/Hindi.. 4 x 100 400Core : History 15 x 100 1500
1550Project 50Open 50 50Complementary: 4 x 100 400 400
Total Marks 3000
Credit & Mark Distribution For Dual Core ProgrammesExample: BA Malayalam and Sociology
Subject
Sem. Common course Dual Corecourses
Open Course Total
English Additional
language
CoreCourse
A(Malayalam)
CoreCourse
B(Sociol
ogy)
Hin
di L
angu
age
&L
itera
ture
I 4 3 4 5 5 21
II 4 3 4 5 5 21
III 4 4 4+4 4 20
IV 4 4 4 4+4 20
V - - 4+4 4+4 2 20
VI 4+4+2* 4+4+2* 18
Total 22credits(600
Marks)
16 credits(400
Marks)
40credits(975
Marks)
40credits(975
Marks)
2(50 marks) 120
38credits (1000Marks)
82 credits (2000 Marks) 120
Total Marks 3000
* Project carries 75 marks in lieu of 50 for other programmes.
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Credit and Mark distribution for Programmes with Practical (B.Sc. Physics)
Sem.
Common CourseCredits Core Course-Physics
ComplementaryCoursescredits Open
Totalcredits
EnglishAdditionalLanguage Maths Chem
I 4 3 4 2 3 2 18II 4 3 4 2 3 2 18III 4 4 3 3 2 16IV 4 4 3 4* 3 2 4* 24V 3 3 3 3 3 2 17VI 3 3 3 3 3 5* 5* 2** 27
Total
22Credits
(600Marks)
16 Credits(400
Marks)
56 credits (1750Marks) 12Credits
(400Marks)
12credits(400
Marks)
2Credits (50
Marks)
120
38 Credits (1000Marks)
Total marks = 3600
* Practicals ** Project
B.Sc. Mark distribution
Common: English 6 x 100 6001000
Additional: Mal/Hindi.. 5 x 100 400Core : Physics 17 x 100 1700
1750Project 50Open 50 50
Complementary:Mathematics 4 x 100 400
800Chemistry (T) 4 x 80 320
Chem. (P) 1 x 80 80
Total Marks 3600
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Credit and Mark distribution for LRP Programme with practical and twoComplementary Courses
Example: B.Sc. Polymer Chemistry
Sem.
Common Course
GeneralCore Course
ComplementaryCourse
OpenCourse Total
EnglishAdditionalLanguage
Maths
I
Comp.Science
III 4 3 4 3 3 2 19II 4 3 4 3 3 2 19III 4 4 3 3 3 2 19IV 4 4 3 4 3 2+4* 24V 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 21VI 3 3 3 3 4 2** 18
Total
14Credits
(400Marks)
8 Credits(200
Marks)
16credits(400
Marks)
56 credits(1750Marks)
(including project50 marks)
12Credit
(400Marks)
12Credit(400
Marks)
2Credits
(50Marks)
120
38 Credits (1000 Marks) 82 Credits (2600 Marks) 120Total marks = 3600
* Practicals ** Project
Mark distribution
Common: English 4 x 100 400600
Additional: Mal/Hindi.. 2 x 100 200General 4 x100 400 400Core 17 x 100 1700
1750Project 50Open 50 50
Complementary:Mathematics 4 x 100 400 400
Computer Science (P) 5 x 80 400 400
Total Marks 3600 3600
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Credit and Mark distribution for B.Com.
Sem.Common Course
GeneralCore Course Comple
mentaryCourse
OpenCourse
TotalEnglish Additional
LanguageI 4 3 4 4 4 19II 4 3 4 4 4 19III 4 4 4 4 4 20IV 4 4 4 4 4 20V 4 4 4 4 4 2 22VI 4 4 5 5 2* 20
Total
14Credits
(400Marks)
8 Credits(200
Marks)
16credits(400
Marks)
64 credits(1550Marks)
16Credit(400
Marks)
2Credits
(50Marks)
120
38 Credits (1000 Marks) 82 Credits (2000 Marks) 120Total marks = 3000
B.Com. Mark distribution
Common English 4 x 100 400600
Additional: Mal/Hindi…. 2 x 100 200General 4 x 100 400 400Core 15 x 100 1500
1550Project 50Open 50 50Complementary 4 x 100 400 400
Total Marks 3000
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Credit and marks distribution for BBA (With only one Complementary Course)
Sem.Common Course
GeneralCore Course Comple
mentaryCourse
OpenCourse
TotalEnglish
AdditionalLanguage
I 4 3 4 5 4 20II 4 3 4 5 4 20III 4 4 4 4 4 20IV 4 4 4 4 4 20V 4 4 4 4 4 2 22VI 4 4 4 4 2 18
Total
14Credits
(400Marks)
8 Credits(200
Marks)
16credits(400
Marks)
64 credit(1550Marks)
16Credit(400
Marks)
2 Credits(50 Marks)
120
38 Credits (1000Marks)
82 Credits (2000 Marks)120
Total marks = 3000
BBA Mark distribution
Common English 4 x 100 400600
Additional: Mal/Hindi…. 2 x 100 200General 4 x 100 400 400Core 15 x 100 1500
1550Project 50Open 50 50Complementary 4 x 100 400 400
Total Marks 3000
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